The city of Groveland, California is a small town located in the Sierra foothills. It is home to a close-knit community of approximately 8,000 residents. The town prides itself on its strong sense of community and prioritization of family values. Residents take part in local activities such as farmers markets, block parties, and parades throughout the year. Politically speaking, citizens are encouraged to stay involved in local politics by attending meetings, engaging with their elected representatives, and voting in both local and national elections. The city is represented by three seats in the California State Assembly and one seat in the United States House of Representatives. Groveland's representatives strive to ensure that all citizens receive equal representation at both the state and federal levels.
The political climate in Groveland, CA is moderately conservative.
Tuolumne County, CA is moderately conservative. In Tuolumne County, CA 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuolumne county remained very strongly Republican, 58.2% to 39.4%.
Tuolumne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Groveland, CA is moderately conservative.
Tuolumne County, California is moderately conservative.
Sonora Metro Area is moderately conservative.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Groveland, California: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Groveland, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 521 contributions totaling $25,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $11,926 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)